splotch
pronunciation
How to pronounce splotch in British English:
UK [splɒtʃ]
How to pronounce splotch in American English:
US [splɑtʃ]
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- Noun:
- an irregularly shaped spot
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- Verb:
- blotch or spot
Word Origin
- splotch (n.)
- c. 1600, "a broad, ill-defined spot," perhaps a blend of spot, blot, and/or botch. Old English had splott "spot, blot; patch of land." Related: Splotchy; splotchiness.
Example
- 1. What about the splotch on her calf , doc ?
- 2. That 's lucky . What if her name was big ugly splotch ?
- 3. If you look at satellite photographs of the far east by night , you 'll see a large splotch curiously lacking in light .
- 4. He thought he saw a mannequin sprawled on the floor , until he noticed a splotch of blood by its ear .
- 5. The white splotch at the bottom of the photo is a rocky hill , the darkest areas are wind-blown sand dunes , the blue around the crater 's rim may be material that was ejected during the impact , the red is limestone outcrop and the green areas are mostly vegetation .